Harvest Rains

Music plays a role in everyone’s life. Whether people actively search out and explore different musical avenues or are simply subjected to it through their day- to-day lives. The Oxford Dictionary defines music as ‘Vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion’.

Music plays an integral part in shaping peoples lives, its effects people in a multitude of different ways, whether it be dancing, laughing or crying; most incredibly people can share these moments with others whilst simultaneously having a unique personal experience. The creation of music requires specific skills and knowledge about musical elements and instrumentation; these skills and knowledge need to be developed and nurtured over time.

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“Preparation of CV and folio in the industry” is a real world example that students need to further them selves within the music industry; this skill also translates to different aspects of life when searching for employment. One of the most valuable aspects that the interns are offered is the ‘participation in a number of major theatre productions and showings’. In my personal experience, performing as part of a community to an audience is one of the most gratifying and valuable experiences a performer can achieve. For me this aspect of the internship program is really the ‘cherry on top’. North, et al. (2000. p. 270) argues if opportunities were presented for students to have contact with real, professional musicians and local community events such as music festivals, student attitudes towards ‘in-school’ music would be positively impacted. ‘Harvest Rain’ plays an exciting role both in and out of the school musical community. Offering students a unique experience that further develops them personally and offers them meaningful and engaging musical